A major Marvel villain has been hiding in almost every episode of X-Men ‘97 so far
Did you spot them?
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X-Men ‘97has had its fair share of cameos and shocks over its run onDisneyPlus so far, but did you realize one character has been hiding this whole time?
Showrunner Beau DeMayo confirmed onTwitterthat the show’s big bad has appeared in almost every episode. It turns out Bastion, who is a mutant-hating supervillain, has been pulling the strings all along.
“Bastion has been manipulating things all along, and thus has been in every episode except for ep 3,” DeMayo wrote. “Can you find him?” In a follow-up tweet, he then clarified: “Correction: except 3 (although he is HEAVILY referenced by Sinister) and Episode 6. I just had my morning coffee and can’t count. The real prize is who can find him in episode 1.”
In the latest episode of the show, ‘Bright Eyes’, it was revealed at the end that Bastion has been orchestrating the conflicts against the X-Men. Voiced by Theo James, Sebastion Gilberti has been a mainstay of the X-Men comics since 1996. He was originally introduced as an anti-mutant businessman behind the strike force Operation: Zero Tolerance (OZT), and it seems like he’ll be causing more issues for the X-Men going into the show’s final arc.
In our breakdown of all of theX-Men ‘97 Easter eggs, we spotted the character in episode 4, where the humanoid Sentinel appeared in a photo with Forge. However, some social media sleuths have been sharing their theories about where he is in the other episodes. Check out some of these below:
is this him sitting next to Val too in this scene? 👀 pic.twitter.com/lI9fiTH5bbApril 25, 2024
Here are some of our Bastion Sightings from #XMen97 1) he can be assumed to be the “buyer” of mutants … not sure if that counts. 2) War-Room next to Cooper (image edited to emphasize outfit) 4) Photo on Forge’s Wall 5) at the Gala 6) opening credits as Nimrod? https://t.co/hEFA6CLzmt pic.twitter.com/luTJPOas6tApril 25, 2024
Jean mindscan of Henry GyrichApril 25, 2024
My prediction is and tbh it isn’t even clever of me it just feels obvious: they’re (OZT) going to stage false flag w Magneto? IdkApril 25, 2024
X-Men ‘97 is released on Disney Plus on Wednesdays, check out ourX-Men ‘97 release scheduleto never miss an episode. For more on all things Marvel, here’s our guide to theMarvel timelineandhow to watch the Marvel movies in order.
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